Meaning & use
Swarmed
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Moved in a large, dense group, especially insects or people; gathered in overwhelming numbers around something.
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Bees swarmed around the fallen fruit beneath the tree.
Reporters swarmed the courthouse steps as soon as the verdict was announced.
A note on using this word
Though most associated with insects, especially bees leaving a hive to form a new colony, 'swarmed' is widely used for any crowd converging suddenly on one place.
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